IRLAB's 2026 Field Experience in Bioarchaology in Ohio - Harrison Township Cholera Cemetery.

"I am pleased to share with you information regarding IRLAB's 2026 Field Experience in Bioarchaology in Ohio. 

The Field Experience in Bioarchaology - offered in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University - is an outstanding opportunity for students to gain practical experience in bioarchaeological excavation by working on a historic cholera cemetery in central Ohio.

This program was developed to offer high-quality bioarchaeological excavation training in the US and at affordable rates. The field experience welcomes undergraduate and graduate students, as well as CRM and forensic science professionals interested in developing skills in the excavation of human remains. 

More information can be found at:

 www.irlabnp.org/field-experience-in-bioarchaeology/. 

The program is a partnership between IRLAB and the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University and managed by the Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology (IRLAB), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to promote the advancement and diffusion of archaeological and bioarchaeological knowledge through research and education.

I am attaching a couple of flyers with QR codes to the program's webpage. I would appreciate it if you could share this information with your students and anyone else who may be interested in participating in this exciting project."

Thank you, 

Giuseppe Vercellotti, Ph.D.

Executive Director / Principal Investigator
HTCC Excavation Project 
Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology 
850 Michigan Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215

Adjunct Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
College of Arts and Sciences | Department of Anthropology
4034 Smith Laboratory
174 W 18th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

giuseppe.vercellotti@irlabnp.org

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On Find a Grave:

Harrison Township Cholera Cemetery

Also known as Cholera Cemetery, Helen Harold and Paul Peters Cemetery, Paul Peters Farm Cemetery

Ashville, Pickaway County, Ohio, USA

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The Pickaway County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.

 The Pickaway County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the blog. 

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The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Pickaway County contain the following townships.:
Circleville, Darby, Deer Creek
Harrison, Jackson, Madison
Monroe, Muhlenberg, Perry
Pickaway, Salt Creek, Scioto
Walnut, Washington, Wayne
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Pickaway County is primarily a rural county. 

It was perhaps even more so when these maps were drawn up during the decade of the 1930s; during the years of the Great Depression when the W.P.A. program was in place.

On the Cemetery Index Page, there are 57 cemeteries listed with the word "Farm" in their names.
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Circleville is the county seat of Pickaway County.
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These W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been recently placed on the Pickaway County Recorder's website in .pdf format.

Sharing from the Pickaway County Recorder.:

"If you go to our recording website, you can view the document by searching the following information:

O R vol 814 pg 5083

Instrument #:  202400007429

You can also search by cemetery names."

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Pickaway County contains several American Revolutionary War veteran burials.:

Above is a photograph posted here with permission from the photographer of the large gray granite memorial monument for Revolutionary War veterans who were buried in Pickaway County but whose exact location is unknown.  

This monument is at Forest Cemetery in Circleville.  

Capt. Eleazer Williamson is included on the list.  

On Find a Grave he is shown as buried at the Presbyterian Cemetery which is Page number 62 on the Cemetery Index.

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There are some map pages where veterans names are listed and their gravesite location shown; however, their war number -- example: the number "1" designation for the American Revolutionary War, is missing.

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Note: that the Yankeetown Cemetery is listed on Find a Grave as being in Fayette County. 

However, in the Pickaway County collection of W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps, Yankeetown Cemetery is shown as being in Monroe Township, Pickaway County which is next to the border with Fayette County.:  

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Note also that the Methodist Cemetery on the Cemetery Index as number Page 82 is named as the Beckett Cemetery on Find a Grave.

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Pickaway County's W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps are a fascinating collection containing several pages of smaller family cemeteries that in some instances have now disappeared.  Because of the W.P.A. workers' documentation of their location and veteran burial information, the existence of these early burial grounds is proven and their records have been preserved for our further research.

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The Fayette County Genealogical Society - Chapter of O.G.S. - Presents - Mr. Paul LaRue, Educator and Historian - "The Feeble Minded Institute Cemetery: One of Ohio's Most Unique Cemeteries" - Monday, March 17, 2025 - 7:00p.m. - 101 E. East Street, Washington Court House, Ohio - Evelyn Pentzer Meeting Room

Sharing from: 

The Fayette County Genealogical Society - Chapter of O.G.S. : 

Presents 

Mr. Paul LaRue, Educator and Historian 

"The Feeble Minded Institute Cemetery: One of Ohio's Most Unique Cemeteries"
Monday, March 17, 2025 - 7:00p.m.
101 E. East Street, Washington Court House, Ohio - Evelyn Pentzer Meeting Room

***This event is free and open to the Public***

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The Orient Feeble Minded Institute Cemetery on Find a Grave.

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Mr. Paul LaRue

Also:

Additional biographical links for Mr. Paul LaRue:

https://doughboy.org/paul-larue-leads-st-colman-cemetery-tour-in-fayette-county-oh/

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https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/ohio-in-ww1-reading-resources.html

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https://news.va.gov/76872/preserving-legacy-veterans-buried-unmarked-graves/

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/military/2016/05/30/veterans-unmarked-graves-get-new/23617459007/

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https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2024/01/using-the-veterans-history-project-for-holocaust-education/

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"IRLAB" and the Ohio State University's Department of Anthropology are resuming their collaborative research in Pickaway County this summer - July 3 - 28, 2023

 *****Announcement*****:

Sharing from The Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology ("IRLAB") in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology of The Ohio State University.:

"I am pleased to inform you that, after the disruptions caused by the pandemic over the past few years, our Field Experience in Bioarchaology in Ohio will resume this summer.

The Field Experience in Bioarchaology - offered in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University - is an outstanding opportunity for students to gain practical experience in archaeological excavation and bioarchaeological investigation by working on a historic cemetery in central Ohio. This program was developed to offer high-quality bioarchaeological excavation training in the US and at affordable rates. The field experience welcomes undergraduate and graduate students, as well as CRM and forensic science professionals interested in developing skills in the excavation of human remains. 

The Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology (IRLAB) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established to promote the advancement and diffusion of archaeological and bioarchaeological knowledge through research and education. 

The institute has worked to accomplish this goal since 2014, using the leading technological methods to analyze and document the excavation of human burials from the archaeological context at sites in the United States and Italy. 

The work of the organization has been featured in Science Magazine and has led to collaborative efforts with dozens of institutions of higher learning."

Sincerely, 

Giuseppe Vercellotti, Ph.D.
giuseppe.vercellotti@irlabnp.org

Executive Director / Principal Investigator

HTCC Excavation Project 

Treasurer

Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology 

Adjunct Assistant Professor

The Ohio State University

College of Arts and Sciences | Department of Anthropology

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences | Division of Health Sciences

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Please view the link to IRLAB for all particulars.

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Two important events coming up relating to the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio: Saturday May 21, 2022, beginning at 9:30a.m. at the cemetery - An all-volunteer clean up day ** AND** Tuesday, May 24, 2022 - 10:30a.m. an Auditor's Forfeited Land Sale at the Pickaway County Courthouse to purchase the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville

MAY 21 2022:
Sharing this information for the upcoming annual all-volunteer clean up at the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio.

Please reference contact information below for further details: 

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The Floral Hills Memory Gardens on Find A Grave

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MAY 24 2022

Location of Sale: 

207 S. Court Street, Circleville, Pickaway County Courthouse - begining at10:30a.m. for Auditor's Forfeited Land Sale for Floral Hills Memory Gardens, 

See notice below.:

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Sharing for reference purposes this link to the October 30, 2021 blog post here about the previous Auditor's Sale for the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville that was held on November 9, 2021 when there were no bids for this Active Ohio Cemetery.

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Please share the news about both of these events coming up in May for the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville, Pickaway County.  

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Your support is appreciated for this cemetery that has been without an owner for far too long! 

Another auction ends with no bids on Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

Posted on the November 10, 2021 "Dispatch.com" website, with limited number of free views for non-subscribers, is the follow-up story under the "Local" Section by "Columbus Dispatch" reporter, Sheridan Hendrix.  Sheridan has once again covered an auction offering for purchase the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pickaway County.  

Sadly, as in prior auctions, there were no bids on this Active Cemetery that has lost its Registration due to the fact that there is no owner to renew it. The Ohio Revised Codes (Chapter 4767) require Active cemeteries to be Registered. 

Thus, Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pickaway County, Ohio remains as it is unless and until there is a significant change impacting it - hopefully for the better.  

In my opinion, the auction process clearly is one that has not worked well to resolve the fact Floral Hills Memory Gardens has no caretaker / owner overseeing its day-to-day needs.  

Perhaps the law in the State of Ohio considers delinquent out of state "owners" who by last published account owe $111,667.65 in back taxes to the State of Ohio, to still be viable owners of this Active with current burials cemetery.  

Keeping in mind that all five parcels of the cemetery property have been forfeited to the State of Ohio.  Also, keeping in mind that none of the five parcels of land have "Graveyards / Monuments / Cemeteries" Land Use Code of 690 - and why is that the case - I don't know. Four parcels have the Land Use Code of 400 - "Commercial Vacant Land" and one parcel has the Land Use Code of 499 - "Other Commercial Structures". Keeping in mind there are at least 1,250 deceased persons interred at Floral Hills Memory Gardens which is a cemetery as we know. Keeping in mind that a cemetery is sacred grounds. 

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Thanking Sheridan who has conducted outstanding investigative work covering the decade long situation that has left Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Walnut Township, near Circleville, in Pickaway County, Ohio "in limbo" and being maintained only by all-volunteer individuals, groups, and funeral homes in the absence of any caretaker owner.  

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The latest news from the Pickaway County Auditor is that Floral Hills Memory Gardens will again be put up for auction but not until sometime in 2022.  

This blog has been reporting on the situations for both Floral Hills Memory Gardens locations - Pickaway County and Ross County, since April 20, 2013.  Anyone can do a search on this bog for "Floral Hills" and all of the previous blog posts will appear.  That is now over 8 years - another sobering reality to keep in mind.  

"Abandoned Floral Hills Cemetery back up for auction. Loved ones hope buyer can be found." - By Sheridan Hendrix - "The Columbus Dispatch" - November 8, 2021

Thanking Sheridan Hendrix of the "The Columbus Dispatch" for again providing in-depth reporting of the historical events and current conditions that have led up to the upcoming auction tomorrow, November 9, 2021, for ownership of the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville, Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. 

 The importance of bringing a greater awareness to the public about the plight of an Active cemetery like Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville simply cannot be stressed enough.  To know that it has been left "in limbo" for almost a decade should both alarm and remind us that such a sad situation could potentially happen to other Ohio cemeteries.

We can see the need for further examination to answer such questions as how does an Active cemetery become stranded without an owner who is properly caring for it occur in the first place?  Why have legal safeguards not been put in place within the Ohio Revised Codes that would prevent such a tragedy from happening?  

Any cemetery can go from one of concern to one in crisis in a relatively short period of time if problems  affecting it persist.  Cemeteries are sacred spaces deserving our respect and ongoing good care. 

So, please take out a few moments of time to read this spotlight story to gain a greater grasp of the specific issues. 

Thanking all of the volunteers who have stepped up to meet the needs of the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pickaway County as they live in hope for the future.  May this once vibrant cemetery be granted a change of course for the better to come soon. It deserves nothing less.  

Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio will be included in Auditor's Forfeited Land Sales - Tuesday - November 9, 2021 - 10:30a.m.

 The Pickaway County, Ohio Auditor's website has posted an announcement of its upcoming "Auditor's Forfeited Land Sales.":

"Notice of Auditor’s Forfeited Land Sales"

"The lands, lots, and parts of lots, in the County of Pickaway, forfeited to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, together with the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest, and costs charged on them, agreeably to law, will be offered in an Auditor’s Sale on November 9, 2021, beginning at 10:30 am at the Pickaway County Courthouse, 207 S. Court St., Circleville, OH 43113. "

(Courthouse phone number:
 740-474-6026)  

Clink on the link below for the list of properties that will be offered for sale.:

 Notice of Auditor's Forfeited Land Sales

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Please Note Parcel Numbers - Floral Hills Memory Gardens.:
M30-0-004-00-033-02
M30-0-004-00-037-00
M30-0-004-00-038-00
M30-0-004-00-039-00
M30-0-004-00-048-00

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Auditor's Map below:

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There are 1,250 memorials for Floral Hills Memory Gardens on "Find A Grave."

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Previous posts on this blog have been devoted to Pickaway County Sheriff Sales (June 30, and July 21, 2020) where Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, was scheduled to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.  

Sadly, there were no bids made in either auction for the cemetery, so now the five parcels of land included for Floral Hills Memory Gardens will once again be part of a land sale with the hope that this cemetery, listed as owned by the State of Ohio, will be sold.

Previous Post on Preserving Ohio’s Cemeteries and Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio.:

https://limesstones.blogspot.com/2020/06/its-try-and-maybe-try-again-in.html#more

And,

https://limesstones.blogspot.com/2019/10/floral-hills-memory-gardens-at-both.html

It's try and maybe try again in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio - Or, "What's a Cemetery gotta do to get a good owner?!"- The re-scheduled auction dates are announced - Tuesday, June 30, 2020 and if needed, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 for the sale of Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

Sharing this story from Sheridan Hendrix of the Columbus Dispatch - Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville will be up for auction on March 24, 2020. No bids for it on March 3.

 "Columbus Dispatch" reporter, Sheridan Hendrix, compiled an in-depth story :"Auction of Circleville Cemetery Dead before it Started"on March 4, 2020, the day following the scheduled Sheriff's auction at the Pickaway County Courthouse for the sale of Floral Hills Memory Gardens - and there were no bidders. 

The next date for another auction will be on Tuesday, March 24.
 

We will stay tuned for more details for what comes next should Floral Hills Memory Gardens not sell.  

"FIELD EXPERIENCE IN BIOARCHAEOLOGY IN OHIO - 2020 - HARRISON TOWNSHIP CHOLERA CEMETERY - PICKAWAY COUNTY - JUNE 1 - JULY 10

This is the third year that the Institute for Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology will be conducting their excavation program at the Harrison Township Cholera Cemetery in Pickaway County, Ohio. 

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***PLEASE NOTE***:

April 30th, 2020 is the deadline to apply for enrollment in this program which begins on June 1st and extends through July 10, 2020.  

Applications can be completed online.:

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https://www.irlabnp.org/field-experience-application/

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"Please note that places in the program are assigned to successful students on a first come, first served basis; hence, it is advisable that you apply as soon as possible to increase your chances of being admitted.

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If you have any questions regarding the program, contact info@irlabnp.org prior to submitting an application form."

SHERIFF'S SALE NOTICE: FLORAL HILLS MEMORY GARDENS - CIRCLEVILLE, PICKAWAY COUNTY, OHIO - THE CEMETERY WILL BE UP FOR AUCTION ON MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 - AUCTION LOCATION - 207 SOUTH COURT STREET - CIRCLEVILLE, PICKAWAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, MAIN LOBBY 1:30P.M.

What is happening with the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio  -- should not happen to any Ohio cemetery regardless of its status; most certainly it should not be happening to one that is active.  The township should have taken it over and assumed responsibility for it when it became abandoned by its owners.  Ohio law mandates this is what should be done.  

Sharing an April 3, 2016 story in the Columbus Dispatch about the Floral Hills Memory Gardens which spotlighted the Pickaway County location and included information about the Ross County location and its plight as well.

Excerpt from: 

MATTHEW J. DeTEMPLE, Executive Director

House State & Local Government Committee

May 16, 2017

Proponent Testimony

HB 168 Modify Cemetery Law

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"Townships and Cemeteries"

"Townships maintain over 2400 cemeteries in Ohio. Township cemetery law may generally be found in Ch. 517 of the Ohio Revised Code. A township is required to have a cemetery laid out in lots, number the lots, and the township fiscal officer must keep careful records of said actions (ORC §517.06). The board of trustees is required to make and enforce all needful rules and regulations for the division of the cemetery into lots and the allotment of lots to families or individuals, and for the care, supervision and improvements of said lots. ORC §517.06 further requires that the grass and weeds in the cemetery be cut at least twice a year.

The ORC mandates that a township provide for the protection and preservation of cemeteries under its jurisdiction (ORC §517.11). While the Code states that townships may re-erect any fallen tombstones, a 1975 Attorney General Opinion (OAG 75-083) states that “boards of township trustees have a duty to repair and re-erect monuments and tombstones in public cemeteries within their jurisdiction when the repair is necessary to keep the cemetery in good repair.” The opinion further states that “a board of township trustees has a duty to repair and re-erect monuments in a cemetery that has been vandalized.”

The township may choose to enclose township cemeteries with a fence or hedge but should they do so, the township is required to keep the fence or hedge in good repair (ORC §517.11). When a board of county commissioners has enclosed with a fence all abandoned public cemeteries in the county from which remains have not been removed, the board of township trustees shall keep the fence in good repair and remove the undergrowth and weeds at least once a year (ORC §517.32).

Townships, per ORC §517.11, are charged with the protection and preservation of cemeteries under their jurisdiction. If a public cemetery or a cemetery association wishes to have a board of township trustees take over responsibility of said cemetery, the board of trustees shall accept the transfer (ORC §517.27). Furthermore, a municipal corporation may abandon a cemetery outside the boundaries of the municipality and the trustees shall assume responsibility for the cemetery (ORC §517.28)."

 

The Pickaway County Sheriff's Department has announced on its website the upcoming Sheriff's Auction of the Floral Hills Memory Gardens, which is an active cemetery with at least 672 interments:.

LOCATION OF AUCTION  IS THE PICKAWAY COUNTY COURT HOUSE AT 207 COURT STREET, CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO - MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 AT 1:30P.M. 

Auction Date & Time:	March 3, 2020 @ 1:30 p.m.
If Not Sold Second Sale Date:	March 24, 2020 @ 1:30 p.m.
Case Number:	2019DLT003
Address:	Floral Hills Cemetery
City:	Circleville
State:	Ohio
ZIP:	43113
Parcel Number:	M30-0-004-00-037-00, M30-0-004-00-033-02, M30-0-004-00-048-00, M30-0-004-00-038-00, M30-0-004-00-039-00
Appraised Amount:
Start Bid:	$100,853.78
Minimum Deposit:	$15,000.00
Attorney Name:	Jeffrey A. Catri
	Phone:740-474-6066

"Floral Hills Cemetery in Pickaway moving toward foreclosure; state finishes investigation into Ross Co. one"

This latest report, which is an excellent one highlighting the differences in the situations from one cemetery to the other, is about both Floral Hills Memory Gardens locations - in Ross County and Pickaway County from the  "Chillicothe Gazette." If you have been following their long-suffering saga, then I feel you'll find this one offers in-depth research reporting on the issues and history affecting each location.  

"Clean Up Floral Hills Memory Gardens" on Facebook (Ross County Location)

Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Ross County, Ohio on "Find A Grave"     

Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pickaway County, Ohio on "Find A Grave"  

     

Floral Hills Memory Gardens at both the Ross County and Pickaway County locations are heading toward a resolution of their long-standing problems

Sharing two newspaper reports about two Ohio cemeteries - with the same name - one in Ross County and the other one in Pickaway County.  

They are Floral Hills Memory Gardens.  News about their situations has been shared in several posts on this blog. 

First, thanking Sheridan Hendrix for researching and writing this news story primarily regarding the Floral Hills Memory Gardens location in Ross County that was published in the "Columbus Dispatch" on October 3, 2019. :

"Despite Law Change, Ohio's abandoned cemeteries still in limbo" 

Abandoned, yet active, cemeteries are an increasing reality in Ohio. 

Because of this fact, a broader outreach to educate the general public about them is important.

This feature article also cites and has links to stories that have been published about Fairview Memorial Park in Delaware County, and Grandview Memorial Park in Portage County -- both cemeteries were victims of criminal activity committed by their owners who are currently in prison. 

A sobering focus details the ongoing maintenance issues for those left behind  through no fault of their own.   

"It has been six years since Dave Robertson began tending to the 37-acre lawn of Floral Hills Memory Gardens near Chillicothe."

I'd rather we don't ever need to write and read stories like this one, but since they are a reality, bringing increased awareness about them IS needed. 

This is a sobering story indeed.  So sad because it should not have to be that in the 21st Century, and in Ohio, we have abandoned and orphaned, active cemeteries that have also lost their registration with the state.  

Those with complaints about such cemeteries must proceed through the steps of first submitting them to the Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission ("OCDRC")  The OCDRC will investigate the complaint and act upon it accordingly.
Because of the passage of HB 168 in 2018, the OCDRC can refer the case to a local Court of Common Pleas. Next, will be the appointment of a suitable Receiver who will have the duty of handling the operations of the cemetery, which includes re-registering it with the Department of Real Estate; until a permanent owner can be found.

 

Meanwhile, the adversely affected cemetery sits with no legal owner to care for it in all of the ways a cemetery deserves to be maintained. 

 

 Hopefully, the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Ross County gets the much-needed and long-awaited help in the form of a Receiver and finding a suitable and permanent owner for it.   

"Clean Up Floral Hills" - on Facebook Ross County Location. 

  

Now, we turn our attention to this notice published in the "Circleville Herald":

"Notice:"

Publish Date:

Friday, September 27, 2019

Notice Content

NOTICE OF COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN 

"Notice is hereby given that an action against Ronald L. Downey and Joseph L. Miller, in the Court of Common Pleas, Pickaway County, OH, 207 S. Court Street, Circleville, OH 43113, was filed on 3/14/19 styled Ellery Elick, Treasurer, Pickaway County, Ohio, Plaintiff v. Ronald L. Downey, et al, Defendants, Case No. 2019DLT003. 

The Complaint is to foreclose the lien of real estate taxes due and payable on the real property known as Floral Hills Cemetery, US 23 and Little Walnut Road, Circleville, OH 43113, PPN M30-0-004-00-037-00, M30-0-004-00-033-02, M30-0-004-00-048-00, M30-0-004-00-038-00 and M30-0-004-00-039-00, last transfer OR Vol. 615, Pg. 2642; OR Vol. 646, Pg. 2365. Legal description can be viewed on the Pickaway County Recorders website at countyfusion2.kofiletech.us. The prayer in the complaint is: 1. The Treasurer be found to have a good and valid lien on the within described real property, in the sums of $55,246.63, 11,974.61, 8,648.27, 8,648.27 and 976.67, respectively, plus accrued taxes, assessments, penalties, interest and costs. 2. That all defendants be required to set up their claims or be forever barred. 3. That unless the amount found to be due to this plaintiff be paid within a reasonable time as established by this Court, the equity of redemption be foreclosed and an order of sale issue to the Sheriff of Pickaway County, Ohio directing him to sell the real property which is the subject of this action as provided in 5721.19 ORC. 4. Such other and further relief in law and in equity as proper. All defendants are required to answer the complaint within 28 days after the last publication of this notice which will be published once each week for six successive weeks. The last publication will be made on 11/01/19 and the 28 days for answer will commence on that date. if defendant fails to answer or otherwise respond as required, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Jeffrey A. Catri Asst. Prosecuting Attorney Pickaway County, Ohio 203 South Scioto Street, P.O. Box 910 Circleville, Ohio 43113 (740) 474-6066 Phone JAMES W. DEAN, CLERK OF COURTS 207 SOUTH COURT STREET CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO 43113 (740) 474-5231 September 27, 2019 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 Nov 1, 2019 Circleville Herald - 561581"

At this time, it is unknown if there is a precedent in Ohio where an active, yet abandoned, cemetery went into foreclosure and was sold at a Sheriff's sale. 

 

Questions remain.:

It is unclear what the reasons are that the Pickaway County Floral Hills Memory Gardens apparently would not also have a Receiver assigned to it rather than the cemetery be offered in a Sheriff's sale?

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Or, why hasn't the municipality where the cemetery is located accept responsibility for its ownership during the past decade?  Would it finally agree to accept it if the cemetery fails to get a new owner through the Sheriff's sale?